And you thought that me-too-copy-cat-games were only for WWII first person shooters, and pet ownership simulators. Well, apparently not, because Disney is planning a product to capitalize off the tremendously enormous fame generated by both Guitar Hero and Rock Band…. Read More »

New Blast Works trailer reveals lots

When we saw the initial footage for the upcoming build-and-play shooter, Blastworks, it appeared to be a simple port of the existing PC game Tumiki Fighters. This newest trailer reveals that Blast Works is in fact a suite of games… Read More »

Guess what! The Wii Virtual Console has been updated again. Yeah, not much of a surprise, but I try. This week, Kirby is going 3D in his N64 adventure, Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, and "the mind of a twisted… Read More »

Mario Kart Wii GDC trailer

Just look at those people having fun with the Wii Wheel! Just makes you want to race, no? Not really…but it does make me really appreciate the gameplay footage, as well as trailers that don’t feature human beings playing the… Read More »

Nintendo wanted to make it clear exactly how open a platform the upcoming WiiWare channel will be. The official press release announcing the channel’s launch might lead one to belive that it is aimed at established development companies wanting to… Read More »

During the ongoing GDC ’08 festivities, Nintendo announced a pay to play service for some upcoming Wi-Fi enabled Wii games. Dubbed the "Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection Pay and Play" service, this new endeavor will surely confuse the gamers that once thought… Read More »

Sony’s Phil Harrison was also in the mood to talk about Nintendo’s Wii console at this year’s Game Developer’s Conference, during the invite-only "Lunch with the Luminaries." He spoke slightly less favorably than Reggie, however. Speaking with EA Blueprint’s Neil… Read More »

Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime is feeling pretty confident about the performance of Nintendo’s little white box. Speaking with Bloomberg he said: "The Wii will surpass the Xbox 360 in total U.S. sales by June, helped by video-game titles… Read More »

For those of you who have been worrying that the tilt controls of the upcoming Mario Kart Wii (a la ExciteTruck) might not be your cup of tea, fear not! According to a 1UP preview, the game will feature three… Read More »

Recently acquired Pandemic (by EA) is hard at work on their new Mercenaries 2 and Saboteur games, both being featured on present gen sytems. Even though Pandemkc president, Josh Resnick, has no plans at the moment for releasing games on… Read More »